My good buddy, Ray, who is straight (I think), had talked me into helping him make his deepest, darkest fantasy a reality. I kind of thought sucking another man's cock for the first time while his best friend watched would, I don't know, change him somehow. It didn't seem as if it had.
We didn't see all that much of each other for a while after that evening, which suited me fine. The scene with Frank and Ray had shaken me up more than I cared to admit. I'd found out that my friend of many years had bisexual tendencies. It wasn't just that I was willing to watch while he indulged them, I'd gotten hard doing it. What did that say about me?
My mind was still in a bit of a whirl about it when Ray texted me a couple of weeks later.
"I've been thinking we should start working out again. What do you think?"
A few days later we were back at the gym, sparsely populated on a Saturday afternoon, wearing masks, huffing and puffing as we pushed on the machines. After that we walked and ran side by side on the treadmills. I had to admit it was good to get back into the routine, and good to be with Ray.
After we were through we headed back to the locker room. I'd been fine when we were exercising, but now I found myself getting nervous at the thought of showering with Ray. This was weird, since we had seen each other naked dozens, if not hundreds of times. Still, I stripped a bit quicker than usual and walked into the shower area ahead of him. Once I got into one of the semi-transparent stalls and ran some warm water I felt better, at least until Ray got into the one adjoining mine.
Without really meaning to I found myself checking my naked buddy out through the frosted glass. I'd always thought Ray was a good-looking guy--I hadn't been lying to Frank. Despite our layoff he still looked trim, his muscles defined just enough, meaty shoulders tapering down to a shapely butt, hair in all the right places. For the umpteenth time during the past couple of weeks I shook my head, marveling at the things I'd witnessed. At least it all had shaken me out of the rut I'd fallen into during the past crazy year and a half.
"Stop looking at my dick, you pervert," Ray's voice called out from the next stall. I jumped, then squeezed my own junk in response, giving him the finger with my other hand. We both laughed, and feeling a bit relieved I got down to the business of getting clean.
Still, I made sure I finished rinsing before him. I dried myself off quickly in the stall and headed back to my locker. By the time Ray joined me with his towel wrapped around his waist I already had my underwear on.
"Jase, will you just relax?"
I looked up at him. "What do you mean?"
Ray came up to me, close enough that I could feel the heat and moisture from his freshly showered body.
"Look," he said in a low voice, his expression serious. "I gave a guy a blowjob. That doesn't mean I'm going to jump your bones. C'mon."
I opened my mouth to argue, then shut it with a sigh. "You're right. I'm sorry. I guess this is all still kind of new to me, the bi thing, I mean."
"I should never have made you watch."
"Hey, I'm a grown man. I could have left any time."
Abruptly Ray's eyes twinkled. "So--you liked watching."
"Well," I hemmed and hawed. At last I said, "I guess I did, a little."
I expected a smartass retort, but none came. When I looked up I drew in my breath at the gratitude on his face.
"Jase, I owe you big time. You didn't cut and run, the way Linda did. You helped me. That means a lot. Thanks."
I shrugged. "It's nothing." I turned away and started pulling on my jeans, hoping the conversation was over. Talking about that evening was, to my embarrassment, making my cock start to swell. I hoped desperately that Ray hadn't noticed.
"Jase?"
"What?" I said, sounding more irritated than I'd intended.
"The offer's still open."
"What offer?"